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The Best Episodes of Alias Season 5

Every episode of Alias Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alias Season 5!

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Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alias Season 5 Episode 11 - Maternal Instinct
    8.0/10(489 votes)

    S5:E11

    Sydney gives birth to the baby, but Sloane may need something from the newborn. Nadia awakens.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  2. Alias Season 5 Episode 17 - All the Time in the World
    8.0/10(714 votes)

    S5:E17

    Peyton tells Sloane that she has made a deal for the Rambaldi Sphere with an ally in China. Sloane arranges for stolen missiles to be sent to Hong Kong. Sloane's plan is revealed to the APO members, who race to stop him before he can use the Rambaldi Sphere to put the plan in motion. But this all leads to a long awaited confrontation between Sydney and Irina.

    Directors:Harmony Gosbee, Tucker Gates
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, Drew Goddard, J.J. Abrams

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  3. Alias Season 5 Episode 9 - The Horizon
    7.8/10(482 votes)

    S5:E9

    Sydney teams up with Vaughn after being kidnapped and being placed in a hypnotic. What Sydney doesn't know is that the kidnapper is a very familiar face with an obscure interest in her unborn child.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writers:Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec

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  4. Alias Season 5 Episode 10 - S.O.S.
    7.8/10(459 votes)

    S5:E10

    The entire APO gang is trapped inside the CIA offices and Weiss saves them. However, Weiss will not be returning to APO, he will just be helping the others on a mission to obtain information regarding Sydney.

    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writer:J.R. Orci

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  5. Alias Season 5 Episode 12 - There's Only One Sydney Bristow
    7.8/10(491 votes)

    S5:E12

    One month after the baby is born, Sydney is taking time off from work. Will is what pulls her back in the field while she's on maternity leave. The enemies realize that the best way to hurt Sydney is through her friends. Anna Espinosa also returns.

    Director:Robert M. Williams Jr.
    Writer:Drew Goddard

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  6. Alias Season 5 Episode 16 - Reprisal
    7.8/10(502 votes)

    S5:E16

    In the first part of [the] Alias two-hour finale event, 'Reprisal,' Sloane takes Marshall and Rachel hostage in order to discover a crucial clue to Rambaldi's ultimate endgame, as Sydney, Vaughn and APO race to stop him.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  7. Alias Season 5 Episode 8 - Bob
    7.7/10(498 votes)

    S5:E8

    Rachel and Sydney have to join forces with Julian Sark to prevent a deadly micropulse bomb from falling in the hands of a dangerous mercenary.

    Director:Donald E. Thorin Jr.
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  8. Alias Season 5 Episode 1 - Prophet Five
    7.6/10(527 votes)

    S5:E1

    After learning that the man she has known as Michael Vaughn is under investigation and suspected of being a double agent, Sydney begins to question whether their business and personal relationship over the years had all been a lie.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  9. Alias Season 5 Episode 3 - The Shed
    7.6/10(463 votes)

    S5:E3

    Sydney is forced to partner on a mission with new APO agent Thomas Grace. They discover that Rachel Gibson — a spy suspected of being involved in activities against the U.S. — has something shockingly in common with Sydney.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  10. Alias Season 5 Episode 13 - 30 Seconds
    7.6/10(481 votes)

    S5:E13

    While the gang starts to learn more about the Prophet 5, Sloane is distressed to learn that Prophet Five's cure for Nadia is just as likely to kill her. Meanwhile, Devlin returns, the search for Anna Espinosa continues, Rambaldi's prophetic Page 47 resurfaces, and Sydney offers Renée a job at APO.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  11. Alias Season 5 Episode 4 - Mockingbird
    7.5/10(457 votes)

    S5:E4

    While Sloane awaits the outcome of his sentencing, Sydney's life is put in grave danger when Gordon Dean discovers that Rachel is still alive.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Drew Goddard

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  12. Alias Season 5 Episode 6 - Solo
    7.5/10(444 votes)

    S5:E6

    Rachel receives a little help from Syd for her first solo mission while Sloan is back at APO in frequent contact with Gordon Dean.

    Director:Jeffrey Bell
    Writer:Jeffrey Bell

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  13. Alias Season 5 Episode 7 - Fait Accompli
    7.4/10(439 votes)

    S5:E7

    Sydney and APO attempt to discover whom Gordon Dean is working for and what their end game is. Meanwhile, when the group claiming to have a cure for daughter Nadia continues to play mind games with him, Sloane struggles for control.

    Director:Richard Coad
    Writer:Andi Bushell

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  14. Alias Season 5 Episode 14 - I See Dead People
    7.4/10(492 votes)

    S5:E14

    Marshall reports to Jack that a microchip, found in Renée Rienne's body, is etched with the name 'Andre Micheaux'. Peyton tells Sloane that Sydney is being sent to Nepal to meet with someone regarding the chip. Sloane sends Anna, now Sydney's doppelgänger, to intercept. When Marshall discovers that the APO office is bugged, Jack frantically tries to reach Sydney to warn her before it is too late.

    Director:Jamie Babbit
    Writers:J.R. Orci, Andi Bushell

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  15. Alias Season 5 Episode 15 - No Hard Feelings
    7.4/10(488 votes)

    S5:E15

    Sydney now posing as Anna, brings Peyton a microchip with a device hidden in it. Meanwhile Sloane finishes translating page 47 and reports that only the chosen one can complete the circle, which leads Sark and Sydney on a dangerous mission to a prison. Rachel finally discovers Tom's secret about what happened to his wife.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Sam Humphrey

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  16. Alias Season 5 Episode 2 - ...1...
    7.1/10(459 votes)

    S5:E2

    Sydney teams up with Renée — a fugitive on the CIA's most wanted list — to track down the murderer of a close friend before the killer can strike again. Meanwhile, Jack enlists a reluctant new agent, Thomas Grace (Balthazar Getty), and Weiss struggles to decide whether or not to accept a promotion that would force him to leave his colleagues.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:J.R. Orci

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  17. Alias Season 5 Episode 5 - Out of the Box
    7.1/10(459 votes)

    S5:E5

    Sydney and Tom discover that Renie has stolen the cryo container, and soon find themselves under siege by a group of mercanaries who want the contents of the container. Meanwhile, Sloane takes matters into his own hands to get himself back into APO.

    Director:Jay Torres
    Writer:Jesse Alexander

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Maternal Instinct" is the best rated episode of "Alias" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 489 votes. Directed by Tucker Gates and written by Breen Frazier, it aired on 4/19/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "All the Time in the World".